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Hello jaclaz, tks for your reply Yes, the Bitrate column is set to be shown in explorer since years, it's just completely blank (no infos) In your first link you gave to me I found the regedit's folder previously not founded: instead to looking for it manually I just used the F3 function Modified the InfoTip regkey as suggested, rebooted and no fix (I attach the image of the mp3 folder, maybe you can see something wrong nor missing), if it should be not readable enough as attachment, here below the original image About the last link you kindly provide to me, I'm not so confidential with the regedit and its command lines to understand what I have to do sorry Anyway, my suspect is there is something wrong in Explorer regkeys, about the mp3 ones I think everything is ok Tks again!

Many tks jaclaz for your reply I checked your first link, everythink is fine except the folder SystemFileAssociations mentioned: it's missing at all. I have a folder named ".mp3" but it's directly in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT folder (see the attachement) Anyway from that article seems everything is needed to aneable more infos in the hoover behaviour For the second link instead, the only action the reg file had on my system is to associate back the mp3 files to WMP and not to WinAmp anymore. The columns Bitrate and Lenght in Explorer are still empty for any kind of mp3s... Tks anyway for your time, really appreciated

Hello to all! I just discover the issue in the thread's title. The missing info are valid for all mp3s I have stored since years! I had disable all media center scheduled task, I tried to enable all back, reboot but nothing change so, that's was not the cause. Recently I didn't modify any windows service, so at this point I'm completely stuck! Any ideas? Tks in Advance!!

Hello and tks for your reply. Actually all my PC's NICs are setted to AUTO, both for Gateway and DNS', I just used to reserve an IP address for each NICs into the router, just the ADSL IP I can't have static because it depends from my ISP. I have a try and I'll let you know where I'll be stuck, just in case Tks for now to all

Tks for your reply, it sounds good, but I think it's too much for my knowledge

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Hello to all, I have this situation: Netgear DGND4000 modem/router To the router I have connected my two PCs and my Samsung LED TV My motherboard (ASUS P8Z77V-Pro) has its wifi b/g/n card (not yet installed) and respective antennas What generate my question: I just discover an ASUS app for my Android smartphone (WiFi Go!) letting me to control the PC via the mobile, but having everything wired it doesn't works. So, I need wired connection to transfer huge files in less time inside my LAN, but I would also the wifi link to be able to use the mobile app to control everything from the sofa Do you think it should possible to have a wifi and ethernet connection working together on the same PC, each one doing different duty? Tks in advance

True, tks mate for your time!

Hello to all, Usually I have experienced a red X in the middle of the line between the modem and Internet icons, but this time is different: Always no internet connection but the symbol is this Any idea? Tks in advance

Nothing to do Uninstalling all the apps one by one doesn't help. Especially because I'm quite sure for the circle was something needing a reboot, and several programs, after uninstall them, ask me to reboot. So, just rebooting normally it disappearing, and rebooting after a program uninstalled doesn't let me to understand if it is fixed or not. Right now I restore the system of my desktop computer to last august 2011 using an Acronis image I had in my archive. I'll keep more attention from now. For the laptop I really don't know what to do.... I don't have an Acronis' image old enough....

Yes, of course. If I don't remember wrong I tryed one time to close everything was possible via task manager but with no results, the circle was always there. I suppose an hidden process or whatelse, and the fact to don't have the circle everyday but sometimes during the month make me angry (I like to work to fix in short time, not in this way). My last chance is to uninstall completely all the programs, one by one, and see what happen (I'll do an Acronis image before to start in this hardly way) I'll keep you update, tks again mate

Hello and tks for your time I have a look about the threads and for me there is nothing unusual, many of them are common to my laptop and many others not, but all are coming from installed and legitimate programs. Should be more indicative understand what trigger the circle on my computer desktop, in this case I can try to close one precess via task manager and see what's happpen. I suppose I'll need a lot of time to focus this thing. For now tks again for you time, very kind

Finally, to save the info in the procexplorer's lower pane is not possible, fortunately I have SnagIT and I captured the info as image file, here it is (I know, it's quite huge!)

Hello! Finally I have some more information and what I discovered is really funny. So, I'm using the laptop with the battery, to preserve it I switch from max performances to balanced ones, and the circle appear. Run Process Explorer 15.13 it say, using its crosshair, it is explorer.exe, so I killed the process and start it again (Run->explorer.exe) and the circle is not present. I change again the power options and circle is back So, killing explorer.exe I kill the circle, using the power options trigger the circle on So, the power management switch that circle on, it might be ok on a laptop, but what matter with my desktop computer??? Checked the desktop computer right now: opening the power management didn't trigger the circle on..... It starts to make me crazy....

Yes, I remember the scheduled tasks were a lot, and I disabled many of them, but maybe now there is one more (new program installed) triggering this circle, I'll have a look as soon as possible, it might be a good idea, tks a lot!!

Hello Tripredacus, tks for your time On both computers I have the original OS, win ultimate sp1 x64, what I'm thinking is that 100% of the programs installed are equal for both, so maybe a new version of a program give me that circle. I use to keep everything updated on my systems, using SuMO software released by KCSoftwares, so actually I can not understand which is responsible of that circle, especially because it can appear now, I reboot to kill it, and then need days nor weeks to have it back again, and I'm not able ti identify what trigger it on. Like now, for example, before to open my browser window it was not there, after this reply, I close the browser window and it can be there..... I'll keep ready to use the process explorer program for the next time, so now you know why you don't see me here so often for this kind of trouble Tks for now and have a nice time

Ok, finally it comes up on my laptop, the program suggested me report just it is Title: Powers supply meter Class: SystemTray_main Position: 0. 0 Size: 14. 14 Style: 0x94040000 ExStyle: 0x00000180 Handle: 0x00000000000301B8 No others info are provided, I try a google search but with no results, if anyone have a suggestion will be welcome, for sure Tks again in advance

What is really funny is that since I open this thread, that circle is not appeared anymore.... I still wait it appearing, the curiosity kill the cat

Many tks Tripredacus for your time and for the link, right now the circle is not present, as soon as I have to meet it and managed with the program you provided me, I'll let you know the results. For now, just many tks!!!

Hello to all I have this little circle on my desktop, it appears not always and it doesn't do anything If I go on it with my cursor it changes, if I left click the circle changes from gray to green, if I Click outside it comes back to gray The right click doesn't do anything and you can't drag it elsewhere This happen also on my laptop, I already try to close as many processes as I can, via task manager, but without any solution If I reboot it is not there, untill.... I don't know what activate it, I just know it makes me crazy!!! Anyone have an idea about that?? Tks in advance By zacarna at 2012-03-30 By zacarna at 2012-03-30

Check the startup entries (msconfig), is possible that the related entry were not deleted during SQL uninstall and win, at startup, goes to launch that file or another one that is linked

Ok, we wait a response. If you have installed Power 4 gear (should be this the name of asus utility), try to uninstall it first of all. Sorry for this delayed solution but it comes for last in my mind

Or just try this wonderful free software, very easy, it make all for you without opening regedit Tweaknow WinSecrets 2011

I think you have many checks to do: Did you install the Intel Chipset software? Did you install the latest Intel Rapid Storage Technology software? Do you have the latest VGA driver (V8.683.0.0)? If all the above are ok, proceed unplugging one USB device, shutdown, wait 5 minutes and boot it up Do the same with each USB device, once per time, and check. If nothing changed, go to the next step This problem happen when you use the battery power, the AC adapter or both? Run the laptop in safe mode, if everytime (do it more than once) you're in safe mode, you don't have this issue, means NOT an hardware problem If in safe mode you have the same trouble, contact the manufacter If not, try a clean startup (read here how), if in this condition your laptop runs smooth (do many cold boots), try to go back to its original setup re-activating, once per time, what you had disabled and check it